Sequenza 21 Reviews David Biedenbender's CD
• all we are given we cannot hold is one of the finest song cycles I have heard this year.
• Biedendbender’s music should gain wider currency.
• Biedenbender’s love affair with the voice notwithstanding, his instrumental music is equally compelling.
• Soprano Lindsay Kesselman has bonded with these works in a special way as well, imparting both words and music assuredly, her beautiful voice, dynamic control, and impressive upper register making her an ideal advocate for Biedenbender’s work.
• Kesselman treats Fanning’s poetry sensitively, delivering a rousing performance in “Shell” and imparting “Wing” with touching delicacy.
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Composer David Biedenbender releases first portrait album of his music “All We Are Given We Cannot Hold”
Recording includes performances by soprano Linsday Kesselman, Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble, Garth Newel Piano Quartet, and settings of poetry by Robert Fanning